Editing Arthur Treacher's (section)

=== Mrs. Paul's Seafood ===

On November 21, 1979, Orange Co. sold Arthur Treacher's to [[Edward_Piszek#Mrs._Paul%27s|Mrs. Paul's]]. However, under the terms of its original sale-leaseback agreements, Orange Co. remained liable for millions of dollars of payments to investors.<ref name=orange/>

The "[[Cod Wars]]" between the UK and [[Iceland]] during the 1970s caused cod prices to double.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.kiplinger.com/article/business/T062-C000-S001-whatever-happened-to-arthur-treacher-s-restaurants.html| title= Whatever Happened to Arthur Treacher's Restaurants?| website= kiplinger.com |first= Bob |last= Niedt| publisher= |date=5 July 2018 |access-date= September 20, 2023}}</ref> Mrs. Paul's responded by replacing  Icelandic cod in Arthur Treacher's recipe with less expensive [[pollock]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-28|title=Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips is being relaunched as part of a virtual restaurant concept spearheaded by Nathan's Famous|url=https://wgnradio.com/news/nathans-famous-is-relaunching-a-classic-fast-food-restaurant-chain/|access-date=2021-08-18|website=WGN Radio 720}}</ref> The move exacerbated tensions with franchisees&mdash;some of whom had already withheld a total of $5 million in royalties for what they perceived to be a steadily declining level of service. Litigation arising from the conflict eventually reached the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]].<ref>{{cite court|url=http://openjurist.org/689/f2d/1137| litigants= Arthur Treacher's Franchisee Litigation v. A & B Management Corporation| year=1982 |vol= 689 | reporter= F2d |opinion= 1137 |postscript=. via openjurist.org. |access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref>